AI Magazine Issue 12 2018

20 Acquisition International - Issue 12 2018 the parks sector first, since emptying the containers would be completed directly by park staff. Through working with Ontario parks, Molok gained visibility and the demand for the innovative new product began to grow. Soon, businesses wanted the product, despite the hesitation of major haulage companies to work with it. In 2003, to broaden the exposure of Molok in order to reach more clientele, Marja’s new husband, Mark, began Deep Clean Waste Services Inc. to offer a collection service. The service was acquired by Waste Management Inc. in 2009, and since then has been widely accepted by other waste haulers. Today, more than 10,000 Molok containers have been installed in Canada as a result. Due to the growth of Molok North America, which saw distributor agreements being made from coast- to-coast across Canada, a new 39,000 square foot facility in Mount Forest, Ontario, was opened in 2012. The facility was fully equipped to carefully and quickly assemble the Molok product range, rather than relying on the units being imported from Finland. The firm’s leading-edge research and development department operates on-site, creating solutions for the developing needs of Molok customers; while maintaining the high-quality of Molok products in a growing and competitive marketplace. In order to further boost her knowledge of the ever- growing international market, Marja returned to her studies, acquiring an MBA from the Queens and Cornell Universities. From its humble beginnings in the late 1990s under direction from trailblazer Marja, Molok North America Ltd is poised to face the exciting challenges of the future with a proud and dedicated staff base that is equally professional and committed to ‘changing the world’ with Molok ® . Construction of new offices, and expansion of the existing facility, has already begun and, although Marja will not be able to see their completion, she can be proud that her legacy of providing an environmentally-friendly solution to the people of Canada, and doing what is best for the end user, lives on. “Through working with Ontario parks, Molok gained visibility and the demand for the innovative new product began to grow. Soon, businesses wanted the product, despite the hesitation of major haulage companies to work with it.”